Graham Kendrick is not one to treat Jesus as a transcendent boyfriend of the church. While many worship songs these days can easily pass muster if they were vying for a spot on secular radio, Kendrick is not content just to treat worship songs as one of those sanctified mushy love songs.
moreMany worship albums suffer from a dearth of a thematic cohesiveness. They function like a “mixed-tape” of songs coming from variegated artists stringed together aimlessly into an album of sorts. Hence, there is no thematic or narrative build-up or tension or flow across the record, making the whole disc sounds like an ad hoc affair.
moreWhen I was growing up, our church would designate the fifth Sunday of the month as Gospel Sunday. Structured with the unbeliever in mind, every aspect of the church's liturgy was stripped to its lowest religious denomination
moreIn a recent interview with Hallels, Peg McKamey reveals that they ploughed through over hundreds of songs before narrowing down to these final ten. Such meticulousness in securing the best songs to record has always been a patented trademark of the McKameys. While many of their peers have had either disbanded or retired or evolved, the McKameys have been going from strength to strength ever since their debut in 1954.
moreYou can never appreciate a small town in a hurry. Jeff and Sheri Easter know this first hand. Instead of giving us a rehearsed blink, through these 11 newly recorded cuts, the Easters take the time to moor through the byways of life's small town touring us through the scenic sights of God's grace.
moreAnyone who steeped in rigorous playing of the piano can be a facile melodist. But few can take the same instrumental pieces and transform them into worship events. Musical hallways where we come face to face with the Almighty God, where we experience the cathartic re-telling of the Gospel as the stories of the old familiar hymns flashes before over purview again and again. Trey Ivey is one of those exceptions.
more"Sparkle" is not just the titular of Jasmine Hurtado's debut album for Red Label/Dream Records, but it's also an apt description of the record.
more"God is Able" is Hillsong Live's 20th release. After the odyssey of 20 albums, many things have changed. Most noticeably is the huge turnover rate of lead worship singers/songwriters. Gone are such former contributors such as Geoff Bullock, Miriam Webster, Russell Fragar, Marty Sampson, Steve McPherson and even the recent favourite Brooke Fraser (Ligertwood).
moreWith AsOne, stereo typicalness has no soapbox to stand on. First, new Gospel music duo AsOne is one of the first ever interracial female duo that features the voices of talented singer/songwriters Lisa Wright and Theresa Bailey. Signed to 360MusicWorx, this album eradicates the racial divide between black and white.
moreHalf of the year is almost over, let's take the time to look back at some of new worship releases that hit the shelves this year. As a way of resourcing churches and giving her new vocabulary for her worship, here's our top 10 worship songs garnered from the releases over the last six months.
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